Imagine waking up for the first time. You haven't been asleep, but you haven't been awake either. No one around you notices. What is different? What has changed? Will this society cast you out as defective? Can you return? And even if you do return, will it be what you remembered? Devon Healey’s Rainbow on…
I had another fabulous day at Fringe! I spent the whole day at Soulpepper, and got to see so many friends! It’s so great bumping into folks and getting to connect with them at the Fringe! Maurice Henry Carter and Doug Tjapkes Next Stage Festival - Justice for Maurice Henry Carter - Arbez Drama Projects…
It was a HOT day at Fringe! But it was also a full day of seeing shows, having delicious meals, and running into lovely friends. The community is what I love the most about Fringe and today was a great reminder of that. Photo by Mia Safdie James & Eddie - Skylark Productions What do…
Growing up in South Western Ontario, I knew that where I lived was one of the first Canadian safe-havens for formerly enslaved peoples on the Underground Railroad, however I never learned about where that pathway to freedom actually ended. Lost Heroes of Oro, written and directed by Alinka Angelova, is a new musical about just…
“Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!” to the hottest spot in all of Berlin, the Kit Kat Club. Take a trip into the daring underground of 1930’s Germany with Kander and Ebb’s classic Cabaret. An ambitious production from Horrorshow Productions, a relatively new theatre company in the Toronto scene, Cabaret offers an immersive experience from the moment you…
Once thought to be purely science fiction, AI has become a part of our daily lives, and we know that we’ve only scratched the surface of its potential. What happens when its more militarized uses have a direct effect on the life of the creator? Produced in association with Theatre ARTaud, and directed by Mike…
How many birds can you save before you decide to save yourself? Jamie, who has a job clear cutting Nova Scotia’s bountiful forests, is far more preoccupied with the damage he’s doing to the environment than the damage that’s occurring in his own life. Bone Cage, written by Catherine Banks and directed by Cassidy Sadler,…
There are two rules to theatre: “The show must go on” and “Shit happens.” Playing Shylock, written by Mark Leiren-Young and directed by Martin Kinch, exemplifies these rules with its own unique twists and turns. Starring legend of stage and screen Saul Rubinek, Playing Shylock is an intensely personal look at Rubinek’s life and his…
“You only have one story” and Lucy Barton is ready to tell hers. My Name is Lucy Barton, written by Elizabeth Strout and adapted for the stage by Rona Munro, is a harrowing tale of Lucy’s fight for her life, both as a child and as an adult spending nine weeks in the hospital. Maev…
My second day at Next Stage Festival was just as thrilling and eventful as the first. I saw the other two shows being offered in the Chamber at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, which are This Feels Like The End and The Noose. Two remarkably different stories, both told in their own unique styles; this…
A View from the Box 